I'm really bad about
keeping a daily discipline for any length of time. I have tried to do daily or weekly blog posts
a number of times and every single time I give up after 3 or 4 entries. I can offer a lot of excuses that all sound
really valid - there's a lot going on and a lot of stuff that invites my
attention pretty much all the time. Some
of the stuff is absolutely necessary (sermon writing, family time, bathing…),
but some of it is just easier than posting a daily blog (catching up with the latest news about Star Wars Episode 8, playing guitar, watching Netflix, etc.)
Today marks the
beginning of Lent, a season of repentance and, hopefully, a season dedicated to
the deepening of discipline. This year,
I've been following a 'Read the Bible in a Year' plan and I've been faithful to
the plan thus far. And each day, I spend
a few minutes writing down my thoughts about that day's reading. As I think about Lent and my (thus far)
successful Scripture reading, I sense an opportunity for me to deepen my
discipline.
So, here it is: each
day during Lent (with the exception of Sunday), I'm going to try to be faithful to
read that day's reading and post a few thoughts about the reading. Some days, it will be very short. It might a few simple questions to ponder, it
might be a few lines of poetry (that's already happened in my journal - be
prepared for some fumbling attempts at poetry…), or it might be some
theological reflection. The point is
that I'm going to try to see this thing through.
If you want to read
along (or if you like the idea of holding me accountable for a daily post), you
are cordially invited to do so…
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